History: The Dukes of Burgundy, France's Best Frenemies

⚔️ Burgundy in the 15th century, duchy of all excess, luxury and ostentation. Main trading center of north-west Europe and home of the Flemish primitives. Today a fraction of the territory it once occupied, its history and its cultural, material and gastronomic riches have left an essential legacy in modern Europe. Join this week's conversation on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com Related episodes: Jeanne d'Arc (https://youtu.be/-tGpao-Azis), Clovis Ier (https://youtu.be/OMaNZKJvWIU), les Époux Arnolfini (https://youtu.be/k3NMl1RR6QI) 📕 Bart Van Loo's "Les Téméraires. Quand la Bourgogne défiait l'Europe" (French Edition): https://amzn.to/49QLSAl 🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ ☝️ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider: - supporting on https://www.patreon.com/frenchconversationgroup or https://anchor.fm/frenchconversationgroup - subscribe and share 🇫🇷 French Conversation Group meets weekly in Los Angeles, New York or online. It's meant for non native speakers (beginners, intermediate, advanced) to practice their French and have fun. You're more than welcome to join! Check out this link for more info: https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com